vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2025-21340: Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Jan 14, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 | May 8, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 14, 2025
Added
Jan 14, 2025
Modified
May 8, 2026
Description
Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb5050008microsoft-windows-windows_10-21h2-kb5049981microsoft-windows-windows_10-22h2-kb5049981microsoft-windows-windows_11-22h2-kb5050021microsoft-windows-windows_11-23h2-kb5050021microsoft-windows-windows_11-24h2-kb5050009microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb5050008microsoft-windows-windows_server_2022-21h2-kb5049983microsoft-windows-windows_server_2022-22h2-kb5049983microsoft-windows-windows_server_2022-23h2-kb5049984microsoft-windows-windows_server_2025-24h2-kb5050009
References
- CVE-2025-21340
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-21340
- CWE-284
- EUVD-EUVD-2025-2405
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-2405
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/5049981
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/5049983
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/5049984
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/5050008
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/5050009
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/5050021
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